Enrollment Trends at UIdaho

The student population at University of Idaho is 12,286 (9,574 undergraduate and 2,712 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 914 (8.04%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UIdaho is 77.93% which is increased by 458 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 456 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 99 male students for every 100 female students, down from 111 in 2015.
1,510 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 59.96% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,673 where 12,286 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 12,286 students in 2025 and was lowest at 10,791 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 11,372 to 12,286 students, a net gain of 914 (8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Idaho since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	11,372	9,116	4,738	4,378	2,256	1,257	999
2016-17	11,780 408	9,586 470	4,921 183	4,665 287	2,194 -62	1,212 -45	982 -17
2017-18	12,072 292	9,885 299	4,968 47	4,917 252	2,187 -7	1,208 -4	979 -3
2018-19	11,841 -231	9,568 -317	4,799 -169	4,769 -148	2,273 86	1,260 52	1,013 34
2019-20	11,926 85	9,392 -176	4,633 -166	4,759 -10	2,534 261	1,343 83	1,191 178
2020-21	10,791 -1,135	8,366 -1,026	4,020 -613	4,346 -413	2,425 -109	1,287 -56	1,138 -53
2021-22	11,303 512	8,631 265	4,115 95	4,516 170	2,672 247	1,324 37	1,348 210
2022-23	11,507 204	8,809 178	4,328 213	4,481 -35	2,698 26	1,343 19	1,355 7
2023-24	11,849 342	9,269 460	4,542 214	4,727 246	2,580 -118	1,279 -64	1,301 -54
2024-25	12,286 437	9,574 305	4,764 222	4,810 83	2,712 132	1,337 58	1,375 74
Average	11,673	9,220	4,583	4,637	2,453	1,285	1,168

University of Idaho Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,220 where 9,574 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Idaho since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,116	7,400	3,943	3,457	1,716	795	921
2016-17	9,586	7,269	3,890	3,379	2,317	1,031	1,286
2017-18	9,885	7,166	3,744	3,422	2,719	1,224	1,495
2018-19	9,568	6,984	3,617	3,367	2,584	1,182	1,402
2019-20	9,392	6,749	3,446	3,303	2,643	1,187	1,456
2020-21	8,366	6,323	3,094	3,229	2,043	926	1,117
2021-22	8,631	6,372	3,121	3,251	2,259	994	1,265
2022-23	8,809	6,643	3,313	3,330	2,166	1,015	1,151
2023-24	9,269	6,873	3,435	3,438	2,396	1,107	1,289
2024-25	9,574	7,317	3,752	3,565	2,257	1,012	1,245
Average	9,220	9,220	3,536	3,374	9,220	1,047	1,263

University of Idaho Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,453 where 2,712 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Idaho since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,256	1,291	727	564	965	530	435
2016-17	2,194	1,311	721	590	883	491	392
2017-18	2,187	1,342	755	587	845	453	392
2018-19	2,273	1,452	812	640	821	448	373
2019-20	2,534	1,697	886	811	837	457	380
2020-21	2,425	1,567	825	742	858	462	396
2021-22	2,672	1,742	862	880	930	462	468
2022-23	2,698	1,766	859	907	932	484	448
2023-24	2,580	1,671	823	848	909	456	453
2024-25	2,712	1,757	867	890	955	470	485
Average	2,453	2,453	814	746	2,453	471	422

University of Idaho Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.23%. The percentage was 73.05% 10 years ago and UIdaho still has a high percentage of white students. 1.46% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.29% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.20% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.05% to 71.23%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.45% to 1.46%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.38% to 1.29%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 8.93% to 8.20%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4832 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4568 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Idaho over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	92	165	157	1,016	22	8,307	387
2016-17	101	210	165	1,082	27	8,453	429
2017-18	87	197	158	1,180	36	8,464	424
2018-19	114	182	133	1,156	39	8,338	393
2019-20	105	202	133	1,115	37	8,437	371
2020-21	113	197	122	1,035	47	8,027	421
2021-22	113	223	128	1,123	37	8,320	458
2022-23	111	198	131	1,102	26	8,404	475
2023-24	157	197	148	1,036	23	8,598	501
2024-25	162	179	159	1,007	28	8,751	579
Average	116	195	143	1,085	32	8,410	444

University of Idaho Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,510 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 59.96% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Idaho from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	11,372	944	2,342	8,086
2016-17	11,780	885	2,389	8,506
2017-18	12,072	926	2,721	8,425
2018-19	11,841	1,004	2,751	8,086
2019-20	11,926	1,021	2,749	8,156
2020-21	10,791	1,274	5,765	3,752
2021-22	11,303	1,329	3,845	6,129
2022-23	11,507	1,357	4,114	6,036
2023-24	11,849	1,397	3,976	6,476
2024-25	12,286	1,510	4,018	6,758
Average	11,673	1,165	3,467	7,041

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Enrollment Trends at UIdaho

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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